Cigar-holder.



P ATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

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G. A'. T. WALKER,

GIGAR HOLDER. r APPLICATION FIL`ED SEPT.13,1906.

GEORGE A. T. WALKERYOF SWAMPSGOTT, MASSACHUSETTS.

crean-HOLDER. 1

Specification of'Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1908.

Appiieation sied september is, 190e', sei-iai No. 334,440.-

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I., GEORGE AT WALKER,

of Swampscott, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar- Holders, of which the `following is a specification. n 4 This invention has for its object to rovide a simple and inexpensive cigar ho der adapted to be used to protect cigars when carried in a garment pocket and to be used either with or without an ordinary flexible cigar case.

The invention consists in the device substantially as hereinafter described and claimed. A

Of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification-Figure 1' represents a perspectivev view of the inner or body section of a cigar case provided with a corrugated strip embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents alpers ective view'r of the outer'or cover section ot the case shown'in Fig. l. Fig. 3v represents a longitudinal section of the oase. shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the case being closed. Fig. 4 represents a section on line 4 '4 of Fig. 3. sents a perspective View of the corrugated strip (shown in Figs. 1 and 3) removed from the case.

The same reference characters indicate the saine parts in all the figures. v ln the Idrawings 12 represents a plate of stili sheet material, preferably sheet metal.

i The said' plate is longitudinallyT corrugated to forni two series of compartments 13 and 1.4, each compartment being closed at one side and open at the opposite side. The

open sides of the compartments 13 alternate with the closed sides of the compartments 14 shown in Figs. 4 and 5. .Each compartment is of a depth` equal to or exceeding the thickness of a cigar adaptcdi'to bc placed in the compartment. ln other'words, a cigar placed in either of the compartments will bear one side against the closed side of the compartment, While its opposite side will be within a line drawn across the open side 'of the compartments from the backs of the adjacent compartments as indicated in Fig. 4. Provision is thus madeior the protection of the cigars against crushing pressure, particularly when the corrugated plate is inserted in the inner member 15 oi a telescopic cigar holder, having an outer member 16.

Fig. 5 repre- It will be seen that when the cigar holder is closed, the open sides of the compartments are bridged over by the side portions of the members 15 and 16, and that the portions of said. members extending across the open sides of the compartments are prevented from being bent inwardly sufficiently to cause crushing ressure on the cigars, by the backs or closed) sides of the adjacent come partments.

The length greater than the member 15 of the casejso` that one end of thecorriigated plate will project from the case as shown in Fig. l. This projecting portion of the corrugated plate, is

of the lcorrugated plate may be preferably provided with notches or recesses f i' 17, which are formed in the backs of the com2-y partments and permit the outer end 'of the`vv cigar to be grasped between a thumb and fin-1.1.:

ger, and thus easily withdrawn from the.v compartment, the notches or recesses 17 eX- I posing portions of the inner side of the' cigar,

yor that side which bears on the closedside of If desired, a thin band the com artment. 18 di suitable flexible material may be plied to the corrugated plate to prevent the sidet edge portions of the strip being* al 4 tllie compartments from opening or spreading, said band surrounding the plate and preventroundedtto hold the sides of the pocket inf@v curved distended condition, the corrugations" of the strip beingof a size to provide come.-

partments to receive cigars, said'stripbeing' notched `at the end of each compartment to expose-:the end of the contained cigar to per?- mit itt to be grasped for withdrawal, the projectinggportions which alternate with said. `slots or recesses serving to protect the ends whereof 1 have ailiured Amy I of the cigars. y

In testimony signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

\ l?. W. Prizzn'r'ri, 4

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